Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-24
CAPITAL NOTES.

in at the session last night would
astonish anyone not familiar with
such occasions. As usual a large
part of the whole mass were "dead
head" or dummy" bills, put in to
save opportunity for the presentation
of matters as members may here
after find necessary. The whole
number of bills and pseudo bills
now in is about 1900. OF these
many are Of considerable import
ance, and but few have made further
progress than reference to committee.
Only about six bills have been passed
up 10 this time. TO give each meas
ure proposed all the consideration 1t
merits, the Legislature would be
kept in session until May. This,
however, is not expected. To ad-
iourn about April LIST seems gener-
ally desired, and toward the close
business Will be rushed. In that
way, much will doubtless be done
that were better not done, and some
things that should he done will be
left unattended to.
There is some prospect that the
re apportionment will develop
considerable scheming and skirInish
ing, Interests must inevitably
clash, and everybody cannot be en-
tirely satisfied The representatives,
of Iowa and Richland counties are
agreed in wanting to be left undls-
turbed, forming Senatorial and
three Assembly districts Grant
county must inevitably lose a mem
Der, unless some other territory is
tackled on her to help her out in her
Senatorial shortage. With this in
view plan to attach Crawford to
Grant for Senatorial purposes is pro.
poeed. This would force the putting
of Richland with Vernon in Sen
atorial district, and Iowa with Sank.
TO this plan Crawford, Iowa, Rich
land, Sank and Vernon are all op.
posed, and will unitedly protest
against all of them being discom-
NODDED for the benefit Of Grant.
The bill to repeal the law of 1885
requiring direct tax Of one mill on
the dollar TO be levied annually upon
all the property of the state for
school purposes, has been effectually
disposed of. 1t was indefinitely
postponed, and a motion to recon
slider laid upon the table, which
buries it beyond all hope of resur-
rection
The elevator, which the Legisla-
ture 10y joint resolution on the first
DAY of the session directed the Gov
ernor to put in, was completed q
week ago, and is now in successful
operation The short time in which
this work was done surprised many
who predicted the Legislature would
have 40 benefit of it this session.
The cost of the improvement was
$4,000.
A Joint resolution providing for
committee to inquire into the large
expenditures on the Science Hall
buildings, and why il il necessary
that 100000 more should be appro
plialed to complete them, was pre-
scented in the Senate last night by
Senator Cooper, of Racine, 1t lit
like bomb among the parties under
whose direction the buildings are
being constructed, and who are ask
ing the additional appropriation for
the completion of the work. Others
who, though perfectly willing that
every dollar necessary for the main
tpnauce of the University shall be
appropriated, very properly want to
know why 100000 is required for y
work which it was thought by the
Legislature of 1885, could be done
for half that sum, are pleased that
the resolution is presented and hope
1t Nijl pass.
The announcement that no rail
road passes are to be issued after
April 9th except to Il. Il. employees,